New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-14
MY SENORITA.
Constitution.

boso, [ found myself the only passan.
ger.
I had ride Of forty miles before me.
TO the City Of Mexico, and the pros
pect Of making the trip did not suit
me. The driver OF the dilligencia, one
Gil Perez. had a villainous face, a face
suggestive of treason, strategems, and
spoils, and every time it was turned
in my direction instinctively felt un-
der the seat to see if my valise was
still there.
My valise was fully worthy Of this
attention on my part. 1t contained
$40. 900 in gold. the result OF my col
aectlng trip to Toboso, undertaken in
the interest OF wealthy American
client at the capital. 81.
The interior of the vehicle was cap
able Of accommodating six or eight
persons, and I longed for a fellow-pas--
senger.
We had not left the outskirts OF the
town fairly behind us when the lum-
bering old coach was brought to
sudden standstill, the four horses
throwing themselves into a lineacross
the road, with the evident intention
OF taking to the woods. ,sa-. 4 u, "a
his lofty perch as he gave his whip a
vicious crack. ':Thou devil of
Sancho, / will cut out thy heart and
liver; and as for the, Perdita, will
,day thee aliver' 5g
I laughed. When the driver talked
IN this fashion to his beasts he was in
q good humor. His lusty oaths and
Srightfu threats counted for nothing.
The cause OF our halt was soon ex-
splained. Two, young women had
,signalled Gil Perez to stop. One Of
them was Immediately bundled into
che vehicle by her companion and the
driver. 1t seemed to me that some
bird OF the tropics, with an overpow-
ing glitter Of gorgeous plunage, had
swooped down upon me, and natur-
ally looked out OF the window until I
could think Of something to say.
Itstruck me that the new passen-
gers maid, for such the young wom-
an outside appeared to be, was very
picturesque affair. She had rich
complexion, with fine black eyes, and
sher hair, arranged in a long, glossy
tplait, hung down nearly to her heels.
Her head. neck and shoulders, were
perfectly bare, and her only garments
were q loose fitting white cotton tun-
&c and q pettticoat of red and blue
reaching to her knees. She gave me
a saucy look, and kissedher hand to
her mistress, keeping up a lively chat
Ter all the time. #
After the driver had slowed away
the light baggage Of the senorita, as
he called her, and a parting adios had
been exchanged between the lady and
and the airy looking young woman
who was to be left behind, the diligen-
,cia started, and was soon rumbling
on it's way. ...... ~- -4, s.-..
Under the circumstances it was i'm
possible for5lne to 90 on looking at
the landscape forever. It was clear
~ my duty to make myself agreeable
to the senorlta.
The task did not appear. at all un-
pheasant to me after had furtively
surveyed the situation out Of the tail
rof my eye. II an excuse for opening
81 conversation had been lacking, Gil
Perez was polite enough to supply it.
s'The senior will be delighted to
know" he said, with a flourish, "that
the senorita will honor us with her
company all the way to the city"
I managed in rather crippled Span
Ilsh to express my almost delirious
ipleasure, and wound up by saying
that I had been in state OF utter
gloom and despair over my solitary
Journey.
10 my surprise the senorita replied
an excellent English, and said that
she was overjoyed to have an Amerl-
can for a fellow Traveller.
II like the Americans" she said,
tfthey are, what do you call it? Nice,
| think, is the word. Yes, they are so
mice. !"
~ Talks like one of our boarding
school misses / said to myself. and
then / made some suitable reply.
There wasNSno question about it.
The seno norlta was pretty Tall as a
daughter Of the gods, j, with midnight
ihaic and eyes, harm onizing we'll with
ther brunette complexion she was
what Icalled, impressed as was by
her costume, blazing beauty. She
was not dressed for travelling, but per-
hssps she considered ride of forty
miles a mere trlfle. She was attired
after the fashion OF the senoritasI had
,aeen promenadlng in the parks at the
capital. Her hair was studded
with flashing gems, and her dress was
OF some almost diaphanous material
that seemed to gleam and Simmer
with the prismatic hues Of the rain
bow. She wore the inevitable black
lace mantilla which ladies are seldom
seen without in Spanish-American
countries, but if it was intended to ef-
aectually conceal her snowy shoulders
sc was a lamentable failure as a dis
guise; as much SO as the Vshaped
bodice which was so literally cut that